Das Album ist super kraftvoll und energiegeladen und mitreißend. Mein einjähriger Sohn tanzt gern zu den lauten Trommeln. Auch die Ballade ist kribbelig schön. Es stimmt, dass der Sound anfangs erschreckend überdröhnt wirkt, aber schaut man sich Boyds Statement zum Album an, kann man es einfach nur lieben lernen:
"For better or worse, I played 98% of the instruments you hear aboard this Soundship. And though the temptation to "fix", "correct", "fiddle", and "f*** with" the parts and their mistakes via the astounding technology we have to do so with was ever-present, I'm proud to say that there are little to no edits. No cheating, as I like to say. I figure I have been at this in one way or another for long enough that I should be able to make something worth listening to, when left to my own devices. A sandcastle built not by architects, but by a child with his bare hands."
"What it does sound like, in my humble opinion, is a guy in room surrounded by toys who has an undying enthusiasm for finding out what each toy does, and has been given full license to make as much noise as he pleases."
"A sandcastle built not by architects, but by a child with his bare hands."
Vier Sterne für die vorsetzlich unprofessionelle "Arbeit" von Brandon Boyd